TY - BOOK AU - Klimczak,Christophe AU - Nihoyannopoulos,Petros TI - 100 challenges in echocardiography SN - 9780443069277 PY - 2008/// CY - Edinburgh, New York PB - Elsevier KW - Echocardiography KW - methods KW - Cardiovascular Diseases KW - diagnostic imaging KW - Ultrasonography N1 - Translated from French; Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index; The physical limitations of echocardiography -- Ultrasound artefacts -- Patient hypoechogenicity -- Problems due to adjustments of the machine settings -- Other technical pitfalls -- Cardiac valves -- Cardiac walls -- Cardiac chambers -- Systolic and diastolic function of the ventricles -- Pulmonary arterial pressures -- Thoracic aorta ER -